Florissant
Florissant, MO water profile — supply sources, drought status, wastewater reuse, and the key water issues facing the city.
Florissant is a small but growing city and the 13th-largest in Missouri, home to roughly 52,268 residents. Florissant's drinking water comes largely from the same regional sources that serve Missouri: Missouri River, Mississippi River, and Ozark aquifer.
As elsewhere in Missouri, the central challenge is aging infrastructure. Major rivers provide ample supply; aging systems are the main vulnerability.
Missouri reuses an estimated 4% of its treated wastewater and maintains minimal reuse programs; Florissant tracks abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions on the U.S. Drought Monitor scale.
Explore the Missouri profile for statewide context, or dig into the water issues shaping Florissant below.
At a glance
- Population ~52,268 (13th-largest in Missouri)
- Primary sources: Missouri River, Mississippi River, and Ozark aquifer
- Drought: abnormally dry to moderate conditions
- State reuse rate: ~4% of wastewater
Statewide drought history
% of Missouri in severe+ drought (Moderate (D1) now).
Source: U.S. Drought Monitor
Common questions
Is tap water safe in Florissant?
Florissant is served by community water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Statewide, 26.2% of Missouri's systems have a recent health-based violation. Check your provider's annual Consumer Confidence Report for local results.
Where does Florissant get its water?
Florissant draws from the same regional sources that serve Missouri: Missouri River, Mississippi River, Ozark aquifer.
Related water issues
Aging Infrastructure
Much of America's water infrastructure is decades past its design life, leaking trillions of gallons a year and demanding hundreds of billions in reinvestment.
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